Switzerland
Driven by purpose-led value creation, leading transformation and strategies that build winning businesses and brands while delivering shared value for society and the environment. I bring: - a rare combination of international C-suite experience in sustainability (regenerative agriculture, climate, circularity, customer & consumer valorization), business management (business head, strategic portfolio management, products & business models innovation, marketing and sales), and large-scale transformation (agile, lean, leadership development, organizational design); - an engaging, empowering and transformational leadership style, mobilizing teams and stakeholders around a clear, consumer‑driven vision to maximize end-to-end value creation and business impact.
➤ LEAD SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY & ROADMAPS AS A BUSINESS PILLAR, AT SWEET SPOT OF CONSUMER INSIGHT - BUSINESS - PLANET IMPACT. ● Drive valorization to create competitive gaps. - Integrate sustainability in strategic planning & brands strategies, coach commercial teams (strengthened brands KPIs, penetration, retailers partnerships). - Built sustainability consumer insights to inform strategies. ● Lead roadmap by leveraging efficiencies across functions & businesses. - Leverage scope 1-2-3 data analytics to drive GHG reduction (-29% in 2025 vs 2018). - Accelerate Regenerative Agriculture (65% key ingredients sustainably sourced). - Steer circular packaging (98% recycle-ready). - Ensure compliance (Empowering Consumer Directive, PPWR,…). ➤ EMBED SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ORGANIZATION. ● Set-up Food Z-EUR sustainability organization. - Lead 3 direct report & network of 30 leads in functions. - Embed / represent sustainability in key governance & processes, (innovation, M&A,...). ● Part of global change agents making sustainability a business pillar. - Leverage sustainability digital tools, seeking evolution beyond reporting (Product Carbon Footprint, AI analytics…). - Contribute to pilot Executive’s sustainability trainings. - Member of task force that shaped new Sustainability Operating Model for Nestlé globally (deployment: 2026) - Peered with Strategic Business Unit to shape food & lead brands sustainability strategies foundations. Leverage Z-EUR as pilot zone. ➤ SINCE 1. 2026: MEMBER OF NEW Z-EUR SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP TEAM (& FOOD Z-EUR LEADERSHIP TEAM). ● Leverage food brands as pilots on Regenerative Agriculture valorization “heathy soil to healthy food” (segregation, work with R&D, marketing). ● Member of global working groups on Regenerative Agriculture as reason to believe for “Real Food at Scale”. ➤ 1.2022 – 12.2025: MEMBER OF FOOD Z-EUR EXECUTIVE BOARD. ● Lead engagement strategy with our 7000 employees & leadership community (webcasts,…).
➤ ESTABLISHED THIS NEW ROLE AS BUSINESS STRATEGIC. ● Led zone-wide reviews of businesses to strengthen strategies and performance. Over 120 mio CHF growth and 40 mio CHF costs reduction opportunities identified (through in-depth value-chain assessment of brands strategies, portfolios, innovations, consumers insights, sales strategies and manufacturing & supply set-up). ➤ CORE PLAYER IN STARTING THE NEW FOOD ORGANIZATION IN EMENA. ● Led Category Leadership Team governance (and Community engagement). ● Led zone-wide organizational re-design of marketing core functions, driving capabilities re-enforcement and structural costs reduction (> -5%). ● Enabled acceleration on key I&R projects and 25% reduction of projects, deploying new end-to-end Innovation Project Management Process.
➤ GUIDED BUSINESSES IN USING LEAN/AGILE TO ACCELERATE PERFORMANCE (REVIEWING COMMERCIAL STRATEGIES, MANUFACTURING, LOGISTICS, GOVERNANCE). ● Led shaping of coaching approach for Zone Europe and globally managed businesses (ex: supported Purina Europe strategic planning & alignment). ➤ IMPROVED NCE TO FIT EXECUTIVES & COMMERCIAL TEAMS NEEDS. ● Led corporate project to connect Agile business meeting to Monthly Business Planning (30% meetings reduction, 20% quality improvement).
➤ RENOVATED FOOD BUSINESS (55 MIO CHF, 10 PEOPLE + SHARED SALES FORCES). ● Reversed trends to Market Share gains & improved profit in a declining market (CZ+SK Market Shares from 32.5% in 2008 to 34.2% in 2011). Pushed back global competitor bold market re-entry trial (2012-2013). ● Strengthened Food team & Maggi and Carpathia brands: positioning, communication, channels & category management, re-focus of portfolio. Won consumer innovation awards every year. ● Introduced frozen pizza in 2012, through a lean set-up with third party. 10% Market Share reached in 8 months. ➤ CHANGE AGENT ON KEY INITIATIVES OF MARKET LEADERSHIP TEAM. ● Talent management (e.g. market “top 30” empowerment initiative to steer organizational changes & performance). ● Pilot business unit for ways of working improvement (e.g. Nestlé Continuous Excellence (NCE) and of Monthly Business Planning).
➤ LED A MULTI-MARKETS “WHITE SPOT” ENTRY PROJECT. ● Provided “key in hand” commercial plans & manufacturing solution, for Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan. ➤ LED REGIONAL AGENCY MANAGEMENT & FEE NEGOTIATION. ● Delivered over 0.5 mio CHF savings/year, i.e 28% of regional spends.
➤ DELIVERED, FOR EXAMPLE, OVER +250 BASIS POINTS IN MARKET SHARE AND +31% GROWTH IN THE SOUP CATEGORY FOLLOWING A FULL RENOVATION.
➤ A KEY ACHIEVEMENT BEING IDENTIFICATION OF £1.8 MILLIONS SALES OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEAD & SHOULDERS THROUGH IN HOUSE MARKETING-MIX-MODELLING.
➤ VARIOUS CONSULTING MISSIONS FOR E-BUSINESS PLATFORMS IN BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS AND BUSINESS-TO-CONSUMER ENVIRONMENTS (IN B2B, BANKING, B2C).
➤ DEVELOPMENT OF A PRODUCTION MACHINERY PROTOTYPE BASED ON BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES.